'Green' firm to grow in Geneva

12:26 AM,
Dec. 14, 2011

Written by

Bruce Estes
The Ithaca Journal

An Ithaca startup will be one of the first firms to launch a plant expansion through a state grant announced last week as part of $785 million in economic development in New York.

E2e Materials Inc. received $1.25 million to establish a full-scale production facility in Geneva. The plant in Ontario County will manufacture sustainable bio-composite products used in cabinetry, furniture and automotive components from technology developed by a Cornell University professor.

When completed in 2012, the e2e plant will be 183,000 square feet. About 50 jobs are expected at the plant in 2012, and ...